Phuket Tsunami 2004 Thailand

04 Tsunami Phuket, Thailand Boxing Day The Boxing Day tsunami hit Phuket, Thailand on December 26, 04 The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean The tsunami had a large impact on the Thai economy Although they fared better than other countries hit.

Phuket tsunami 2004 thailand. The Observer Indian Ocean tsunami 04 Portraits of the victims Britons who are missing or dead south of Phuket, Thailand, when a giant wave hit the resort Stephen Magson, 54,. Claim During the December 04 tsunami, elephants in Phuket, Thailand, who had broken free from their handlers returned to the beach as soon as the waves had subsided to rescue 42 people Status. Raw Tsunami Video Patong Beach 04.

Directed by JA Bayona With Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 04 Indian Ocean tsunami. In Thailand, official government estimates today mark that 4,812 souls lost to the waves on Dec 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the tsunami While. Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed upwards of 230,000 people on December 26, 04, a container at the Takua Pa police station in Phang Nga, southern Thailand, still contains personal items from the hundreds of victims whose remains are unlikely to ever be given a name Wallets, documents, keys, electronic items, all labeled and catalogued as evidence, await positive identification.

© Summit Entertainment María Belón and Enrique Álvarez were in Thailand with their children when the tsunami struck in 04 The Impossible is based on their true story Here's where they are now. The Observer Indian Ocean tsunami 04 Portraits of the victims Britons who are missing or dead south of Phuket, Thailand, when a giant wave hit the resort Stephen Magson, 54,. Thailand was one of the countries that was hit by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Due to proximity of the Andaman coasts of Thailand situated just about 500 km east of the earthquake epicentre, the tsunami took just 2 hours to reach and strike the western coastline of the country The Thai government reported 4,812 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries, and 4,499 missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 04.

The tsunami reached Phuket and provinces nearby around 10am on Boxing Day, December 26, 04, and caused uncountable losses Official Thai government statistics estimate 4,812 souls were lost to the waves on December 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the 3 large waves that swept inland along parts. Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her geography class. A mask is handed over to a policeman as the container with personal possessions of 04 tsunami victims is opened outside a police station in Takua Pa, in Phang Nga province, Thailand, Dec 19, 14.

I spent time in early November in southern Thailand to see how — indeed, whether — the area had rebounded from the Dec 26, 04, tsunami that slammed into the Andaman Coast, leaving about. Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her geography class. The 04 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake) occurred at in local time on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, IndonesiaIt was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 91–93 M w, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX.

Raw Tsunami Video Phuket Thailand 04 2 Feb , 12 Video Movie of tsunami captured in Thailand with title Raw Tsunami Video Phuket Thailand 04 This footage is the result from an eartquake in Thailand 04, Central, Chile, Chilean, fire, India, indian, Indonesia, magnitude, malaysia, maldives, noaa, pacific. Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her geography class. In Thailand, official government estimates today mark that 4,812 souls lost to the waves on Dec 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the tsunami While.

Well, we were vacationing in Patong Patong is about a 30 minute drive from Phuket and we thought we would go there for a week to relax and enjoy ourselves We were sheduled to leave Patong on December 28 from what I recall and the tsunami hit. 04 earthquake and tsunami Maximum recession of tsunami waters at Kata Noi, before the 3rd, and strongest, wave (sea visible in the right corner, the beach is at the extreme left), 1025 local time Approximate maximum rise of tsunami waters at Kata Noi (3rd tsunami wave), 1100 local time. December 26, 04 Billions of people were waking up, making coffee, or in other parts of the globe preparing for a good night’s sleep On the coast of Thailand, billions of tons of water crashed onto the shoresAn extremely powerful earthquake, classified as a ‘megathrust’, caused an enormous Tsunami.

PHUKET Eight years after the devastating 04 tsunami, British actors Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts star in a film recounting the tragedy through the eyes of a tourist family caught up in the tidal w. The tsunami reached Phuket and provinces nearby around 10am on Boxing Day, December 26, 04, and caused uncountable losses Official Thai government statistics estimate 4,812 souls were lost to the waves on December 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the 3 large waves that swept inland along parts. Tsunami in Thailand (04), Phuket 26 Desember 04 Die dag het afgegaan in die geskiedenis as die dag van die tragedie van enorme proporsies, wat talle lewens het In daardie tyd was daar 'n tsoenami in Phuket (04) Patong, Karon, het ander strande meer gely as die meeste.

The tsunami reached Phuket and provinces nearby around 10am on Boxing Day, December 26, 04, and caused uncountable losses Official Thai government statistics estimate 4,812 souls were lost to the waves on December 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the 3 large waves that swept inland along parts. Tsunami in Phuket the history and possibility of a new catastrophe Thailand is a real paradise on earth, but even here tragedies can happen Phuket was hit by a tsunami in 04 and this unexpected catastrophe caused thousands of deaths Nobody was prepared for such catastrophe, therefore the number of victims and destructions was huge. Watch the tremendous tsunami of 04 approach the coast of Thailand more Watch the tremendous tsunami of 04 approach the coast of Thailand Watch the tremendous.

Here are just a few photos I took on the day the tsunami hit Phuket December 26, 04, and the weeks that followed So they won’t vanish from my memory It’s not a dark memory, and it’s proof of the human capacity for survival and natural optimism and this event shouldn’t be forgotten I was living in Patong Beach at the time, and luckily we were not on the beach that day. THEN Boats leave for Phuket filled with tourists and Thai workers on December 28, 04, in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand NOW The shore of Ton Sai Bay shot prior to the ten year. On 26 December 04, Phuket and other nearby areas on Thailand's west coast suffered damage when they were struck by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake The waves destroyed several highly populated areas in the region, killing up to 5,300 people in Thailand, and two hundred thousand more throughout the Asian region.

Image caption Survivors walk through the debris on Phuket's Patong beach the day after the tsunami Shortly before 0800 on 26 December 04, a magnitude91 earthquake struck under the sea in. Amber Owen was in Phuket, Thailand at the time of the tsunami in 04 In 04, Thailand experienced one of the largest tsunamis in the country’s history, killing 8,500 people Eightyearold Amber found herself on the brink of danger, but help came from where they didn’t expect. People flee as a tsunami wave comes crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand's territory in the Andaman islands, 23 kilometers from Phuket island, southern Thailand, on December 26, 04.

Thai fisherman building new fishing boats after the Asian Tsunami in 04 after the boats were destroyed, Phuket, Thailand Debris and vehicles line the streets after the December 26, 04 tsunami hit Patong Beach on Phuket Island, Thailand. Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her geography class. People flee as a tsunami wave comes crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand's territory in the Andaman islands, 23 kilometers from Phuket island, southern Thailand, on December 26, 04.

The tsunami reached Phuket and provinces nearby around 10am on Boxing Day, December 26, 04, and caused uncountable losses Official Thai government statistics estimate 4,812 souls were lost to the waves on December 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the 3 large waves that swept inland along parts. Prior to the tsunami of 26th December 04, there have been no major natural disasters in Thailand for generationsPhuket has received intense media coverage, but in reality, due to the geophysical topology of the island and its bays, it was relatively unscathed. The 26 December 04 Indian Ocean tsunami appears to have reduced tourist visits to southern Thailand and particularly to the provinces of Phuket and Phang Nga.

Boxing day tsunami 04 complete series 1/1 Phuket Created to the 12 anniversary of the devastating tsunami in Asia Do not forget to visit and subscribe o. The 26 December 04 Indian Ocean tsunami appears to have reduced tourist visits to southern Thailand and particularly to the provinces of Phuket and Phang Nga. Map of Phuket Island Tsunami Region in Thailand Phuket is an island in southwest Thailand On the left side of this map is the Andaman Sea which first receded and then roared back as a massive tsunami on December, 26, 04, causing extensive damage and deaths along the entire west coast Patong Beach is where this photo series was taken the.

Thai fisherman building new fishing boats after the Asian Tsunami in 04 after the boats were destroyed, Phuket, Thailand Debris and vehicles line the streets after the December 26, 04 tsunami hit Patong Beach on Phuket Island, Thailand. The film is based on the Phuket, Thailand 04 Tsunami account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time UPI/Jim Ruymen A view of the damage in Patong beach in Phuket, December 27, 04, that was caused by a tsunami that hit Phuket on Sunday. More than 0,000 died when a 92 magnitude underwater earthquake set off the tsunami in the early hours of December 26 04 12 Aerial views of Aceh, Thailand few hours after the Tsunami disaster.

The tsunami had killed at least 250 people in Phuket, and at least 5400 overall in Thailand But that night, a Thai woman had managed to open her cafe on devastated Beach Road. THEN Boats leave for Phuket filled with tourists and Thai workers on December 28, 04, in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand NOW The shore of Ton Sai Bay shot prior to the ten year. 04 earthquake and tsunami Maximum recession of tsunami waters at Kata Noi, before the 3rd, and strongest, wave (sea visible in the right corner, the beach is at the extreme left), 1025 local time Approximate maximum rise of tsunami waters at Kata Noi (3rd tsunami wave), 1100 local time.

Guess where we were on the fateful day of December 26, 04 when the tsunami hit Thailand?. On December 26, 04, at 759 am local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 91 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Over the next seven hours, a tsunami—a series of immense ocean waves—triggered by the quake reached out across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas as far away as East Africa Some locations reported that the waves had reached a height of 30 feet (9 metres) or more when they hit the shoreline. The east coast in the south of Thailand was hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 04 – with Khao Lak being the worst affected area Khao Lak, in Phang Na province, sits on the coast and is the most exposed part – it is the most easterly part of land and closest geographically to India and the site of the tsunami The region was utterly destroyed by the tidal wave from the earthquake.

PHOTO Phuket just moments after the Indian Ocean Tsunami hit the holiday island on December 26, 04 – Associated Press/Stephen Trupp Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed upwards of 230,000 people on December 26, 04, a container at the Takua Pa police station in Phang Nga, southern Thailand, still contains personal items from the hundreds of victims whose remains are. The film is based on the Phuket, Thailand 04 Tsunami account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time UPI/Jim Ruymen A view of the damage in Patong beach in Phuket, December 27, 04, that was caused by a tsunami that hit Phuket on Sunday. The family was on vacation in Thailand when the tsunami struck In 04, the BelónÁlvarez family traveled to Orchid Resort Hotel in Khao Lak, Thailand for the Christmas holidays At the time, they were living in Japan for Álvarez's job—just like the Bennetts in The Impossible.

Thailand was next With waves traveling 500 mph across the Indian Ocean, the tsunami hit the coastal provinces of Phang Nga and Phuket an hour and a half later Despite the time lapse, locals and. TSUNAMI, December 26, 04 Our vacation in Thailand took an ominous turn the day after Christmas During the monumental Indian Ocean tsunamis on December 26, my wife, my son and I had just arrived at the south end of Patong Beach, on the island of Phuket, one of the severely impacted beach areas in Thailand. The December 26, 04 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshimatype atomic bombs 1 The epicenter of the 90 magnitude quake was located in the Indian Ocean near the west coast of Sumatra.

TSUNAMI, December 26, 04 Our vacation in Thailand took an ominous turn the day after Christmas During the monumental Indian Ocean tsunamis on December 26, my wife, my son and I had just arrived at the south end of Patong Beach, on the island of Phuket, one of the severely impacted beach areas in Thailand. The tsunami reached Phuket and provinces nearby around 10am on Boxing Day, December 26, 04, and caused uncountable losses Official Thai government statistics estimate 4,812 souls were lost to the waves on December 26, 04, with another 8,457 injured and 4,499missing, presumed dead, all lost to the 3 large waves that swept inland along parts. On 26 December 04, Phuket and other nearby areas on Thailand's west coast suffered damage when they were struck by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake The waves destroyed several highly populated areas in the region, killing up to 5,300 people in Thailand, and two hundred thousand more throughout the Asian region.

The Thai government reported 4,812 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries, and 4,499 missing after the country was hit by a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 04 The Thai authorities estimate that at least 8,150 are likely to have died The popular tourist resort of Phuket was badly hit The smaller but increasingly popular resort area of Khao Lak some 80 km north of. Phuket has now been hit with a 3rd major crisis, each one more profound than the longterm effects from the 04 tsunami Now the island has new restrictions imposed on arrivals on the southern island, imposed by the Phuket Provincial Authority Keep in contact with The Thaiger by following our Facebook page. The tsunami had killed at least 250 people in Phuket, and at least 5400 overall in Thailand But that night, a Thai woman had managed to open her cafe on devastated Beach Road.

On Dec 26, 04, people fled as a tsunami wave came crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand's territory in the Andaman islands and 23 kilometers from Phuket island Image AFP. Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Maikhao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 04 Indian Ocean earthquake Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her geography class.